International News
Myanmar: Govt: Cause of Polluted Water in Myanmar’s Karen State Still Unclear
Oct 29, 2019
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Thazin Hlaing, Irrawaddy
The Karen State government is still investigating why contaminated water is flowing into lakes that provide drinking water for villages near the state capital of…
Security Council Urges Recommitment to Women, Peace, Security Agenda, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2492 (2019)
Oct 29, 2019
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United Nations
The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2492 (2019) today, urging States to recommit themselves to its women, peace and security agenda — now approaching its twentieth anniversary…
South Sudan: “Our Better Lives Do Not Lie In Machine Guns” – Women Call For Peace In Bor
Oct 29, 2019
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Mach Samuel, United Nations Missions in South Sudan
“Our better lives do not lie in machine guns.”
Those were the words of Rachael Amuor Pach, the Jonglei Minister for Gender, Child and Social Welfare,…
Colombia: People Choosing Peace: Women's Advocacy Group in Colombia Spread Hope With Quilt Project
Oct 29, 2019
Yolanda Perea Mosquera and other women’s rights advocates in Colombia are sewing a colorful quilt. They plan to spread it out over the central square…
The Power of Women Peacebuilders
Oct 28, 2019
Women do groundbreaking work for justice, peace and security. Yet, they continue to be sidelined in formal peace processes. As conflict continues to affect every…
Sudan/South Sudan: Bound by Oil: How Petroleum Is Bringing Sudan and South Sudan Closer Together
Oct 26, 2019
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Denis Scopas, MIddle East Eye
For the past eight years since South Sudan gained independence from Sudan, a legacy of violence has marred relations between the new state and its…
Colombia: Mothers of Colombia's Disappeared Seek Justice At War Tribunal
Oct 17, 2019
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Anastasia Moloney, Reuters
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mothers of young men and teenagers who say their sons were murdered by government soldiers during Colombia’s conflict begged a…
South Africa: South African Sisters Shine in Diamond Business Dominated by Men
Oct 17, 2019
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Sierra Leone Times
BEDFORDVIEW, SOUTH AFRICA - Mosibudi Jo Mathole and Khomotso Ramodipa are rare gems in the male-dominated diamond industry. The South African sisters run one of…
Lebanon/Syria: Blazes Spread through Parts of Lebanon, Syria
Oct 16, 2019
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Energy & Environment News
Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon yesterday after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck…
Rural Women Reclaim Their Financial Independence
Oct 16, 2019
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Cristobal Baeza, BBVA
The foundation organized a round table discussion in commemoration of International Day of Rural Women to give visibility to their role as an economic and social engine.…
Colombia: Women in Colombia Defy Violence to Help Build Peace
Oct 16, 2019
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Shauna Bowers, The Irish Times
Although the Colombian peace accord was signed more than three years ago, domestic and gender-based violence remains all too familiar for women who attempt to…
Afghanistan: Drawing Forestry Lessons from Republic of Korea to Enhance Livelihoods in Afghanistan
Oct 15, 2019
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UN Environment
Afghanistan is an agrarian society, and close to 80 per cent of its population, including nearly 90 per cent of the rural poor, relies on…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Pulled Dreamworks' 'Abominable' Movie because It Used a Map Staking China's Claim over the Disputed South China Sea
Oct 15, 2019
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Bill Bostock, Business Insider
Vietnam outlawed Dreamworks' new animation "Abominable" on Sunday because it showed a map acknowledging China's claim to a disputed part of the South China Sea.…
Colombia: Women Defenders of Land, Environment, at Risk in Colombia
Oct 15, 2019
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Oxfam
Women defenders of land rights and the environment in Colombia are being attacked at an alarming rate, according to Oxfam’s partners in the country.
The expansion…
Rural Women and Girls Are Key In Building Climate Resilience
Oct 15, 2019
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Humana People to People
‘Rural women represent the backbone of many communities, but they continue to face obstacles that prevent them from realizing their potential. The devastating impacts of…
Rural women a ‘powerful force’ for global climate action: UN Secretary-General
Oct 14, 2019
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UN News
In a message to mark the International Day of Rural Women, observed annually on 15 October, the UN chief said that “listening to rural women and amplifying their voices…
Afghanistan: Hashish Replaces Poppy as Afghan Farmers' Illegal Crops
Oct 13, 2019
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Xinhua
Following the government's fight against poppy cultivation in Afghanistan, local farmers have mostly replaced the opium poppy with another profitable but illicit herb, the hashish,…
United States: UN Focuses on Rural Women's Role in Ensuring Food Security
Oct 13, 2019
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Santo D. Banerjee, IDN In Depth News
Since the first International Day of Rural Women was observed on October 15, 2008, there is agreement that rural women and girls, including indigenous women, play a…
Finland Wants to Lead Way in Gender-Equal Climate Policy
Oct 11, 2019
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
On the International Day of the Girl, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and upper secondary school student Priya Härkönen highlight the…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Nile Dam: Egypt Needs Water, Ethiopia Seeks Electricity, Sudan Wants Both
Oct 11, 2019
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Daniel Mumbere, Africanews
While Egypt wants to guarantee a steady supply of water for its 100 millions citizens , Ethiopia is determined to power the homes of the…
Myanmar: Myanmar Court Fines Villagers, Chinese Mining Firm Employee in Waste Dispute
Oct 10, 2019
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Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy
The court in Salingyi Township of Sagaing Division on Wednesday imposed fines on both sides of a legal dispute between a group of residents of…
UN Women Highlights "Compound Effect" of Location, Wealth, Ethnicity on Gender Inequality
Oct 10, 2019
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Catherine Benson Wahlen
The report explains that differences related to ethnicity, location and wealth “combine to create deep pockets of deprivation” across a range of SDGs.The report presents…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan to Renegotiate Oil Agreement
Oct 9, 2019
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Prensa Latina
South Sudanese Oil Minister Awou Daniel Chuang reported that he will renegotiate an oil agreement with Sudan, since South Sudan is unable to meet the…
Liberia: Denied for Decades, Women Lead Land Rights Campaign in Bong
Oct 9, 2019
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Mae Azango, Front Page Africa
Gormah Mulbah and her five children were thrown out of their home last year after her husband died. Her late husband’s family was angry she…
China/Philippines/Russia/South China Sea: South China Sea Crisis: Russia and China on Collision Course over Philippine Oil Bid
Oct 8, 2019
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Simon Osbourne, Express
Moscow and Beijing could be on a collision course in the South China Sea after the Philippines invited Russian oil giant Rosneft to join it…
Afghanistan: Meet the Afghan Women Taking Their Country Back — One Land Mine at a Time
Oct 8, 2019
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Kern Hendricks, Foreign Policy
Along with 39 other women, Layegha Marfat is a member of Afghanistan’s first all-female demining team. Inaugurated in 2018 by the United Nations Mine Action…
Palestine: Empowering Women as Sustainable Energy Leaders in Palestine
Oct 8, 2019
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Mariam Barghouti
In an office just a few minutes away from the city centre in Ramallah, Dr. Ayman Rabi scurries to submit a report on the latest…
Women-Led, Locally Owned Peace Processes Key to Preventing Conflict Across Africa, Speakers Tell Security Council, Stressing Important Role of Regional Partners
Oct 7, 2019
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Relief Web
Support from the United Nations and its regional partners in Africa is crucial to addressing the root causes of conflict and galvanizing locally-owned, women-led peace…
Myanmar: Mining to Resume at Suspended Jade Blocks
Oct 7, 2019
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
Jade mining at private blocks in Lonekhin and Hpakant, Kachin State, which had been temporarily suspended since July, have been permitted to resume this month,…
Colombia: Women in Colombia Are Risking Their Lives Every Day to Clear the Minefields Left After 50 Years of Armed Conflict
Sep 13, 2019
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Luke Taylor, i News
When Paola Sanchez heard she was being recruited for a job in late 2018 after a friend had recommended her, she knew little more than…